> Hello,
>
> Is there any way of configuring OpenSSH, we're running version 3.8.1p1,
> to disconnect idle sessions after n minutes of inactivity? I've seen
> references to an idle-timeout parameter but this doesn't appear in the
> sshd_config man page. I've tried ClientAliveInterval ClientAliveCountMax
> but these only cause sshd to terminate dead/hung sessions, inactive
> sessions are unaffected.

The irony here is that so many people are trying to AVOID idle-timeout.

I don't believe this capability is provided by OpenSSH. It is usually
provided by the shell program that the user connects to, or by a router.